Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Ling Yi's face.

There are many ways to shrink a person: elixirs, rare treasures, and... time.

Lin Chengtian didn't mention any pills or magical artifacts, so it can only be time.

Going back?

They used time reversal on Lin Chengze, turning him back to his childhood appearance. This way, Lin Chengze will still grow up slowly over time, unlike pills and magical artifacts which have side effects.

The ability to turn back time is truly captivating.

but……

Ling Yi looked at Lin Chengtian: "Are you twenty-one this year?"

Lin Chengtian didn't know how the topic had jumped to his age, so he nodded and said, "Yeah."

He was twenty-one years old, and the Dongyang Mirror had appeared twenty-one years ago. The interior of the Dongyang Mirror was related to time.

coincidence?

Ling Yi looked at Lin Chengtian, deep in thought.

This wasn't Lin Chengtian's first time participating in the Imperial Grand Competition, but he hadn't been as determined to win as he was this time, indicating that the person inside him hadn't appeared before, but had this time.

Was it because of her attack that he was awakened, or... for some other reason?

"Not only has Lin Chengze shrunk, but he's also lost his memories?" Ling Yi asked casually.

Lin Chengtian nodded: "Yes, I have no memory of anything."

Ling Yi remained silent. Back in the Lin family, Lin Chengze was someone she could kill or not kill. Now that he was still alive, Lin Chengtian would take care of him.

"She fulfilled your wish without asking for anything in return?" Ling Yi asked.

Lin Chengtian shook his head: "No."

Before Ling Yi could say anything, Lin Chengtian continued, "However, after arriving in the Dongyang Empire, she appeared once and told me that I must win the competition to get the chance to enter the Dongyang Mirror."

"She wants to enter the Dongyang Mirror." Ling Yi said with certainty, "Did she say why?"

Lin Chengtian shook his head: "I asked her, but she didn't say."

"I understand." Ling Yi didn't say anything more.

Lin Chengtian understood what she meant, stood up, and said, "I'm going back now. You get some rest." With that, he left the room.

After Lin Chengtian left, Ling Yi asked, "Tianyan, don't you have anything to say to me?"

As soon as Ling finished speaking, Tianyan's voice rang out: [01, the system cannot detect the presence of [something] within Lin Chengtian's body.]

“Undetectable…” Ling Yi smiled: “Quite interesting.”

The Lin family has four children. Lin Chengtian has an unknown entity within him, and Ling Yi's body and soul are perfectly matched, creating an abnormal two-to-two relationship. How could this not be interesting?

Unfortunately, Lin Tianliang and his wife are already dead, so there's no way to ask them if anything happened in the past.

However, if we really look into it, there are ways to deal with it.

After all, she and Lin Chengtian are still alive.

What exactly is inside the Dongyang Mirror?

Ling Yi became even more curious and eagerly hoped that the competition would end soon so that he could go in and see what was inside the Dongyang Mirror, something that would make both Lin Chengtian's inner being want to go in and Tian Yan want it too.

...

Three days passed in a flash, and the second round of the competition began.

Teacher Mu set off with his entourage early in the morning. When they arrived at the Imperial Academy, Ye Qingshuang still looked like she hadn't woken up yet, leaning against Ling Yi as if she had no bones. Teacher Mu shook his head and said, "Put your spirits up!"

Ye Qingshuang protested, "How can I be energetic if I get up so early?"

Teacher Mu said, "It's getting late, everyone's here."

Ye Qingshuang ignored him and continued to sleep leaning against Ling Yi. Her comfortable appearance made Ling Yi want to push her away.

Half an hour after the group arrived, the second round of the competition officially began.

Forty-six people advanced from the first round. The teacher brought over a box: "The way to determine your opponents in the second round is the same as in the first round. Draw one, and the one who draws the same number will be your opponent."

After the teacher finished speaking, she took out the record book and began to read out the names in the order they were read out, based on the order of advancement in the first round. The third name was Ye Qingshuang.

Ye Qingshuang reached out and touched a piece; upon closer inspection, it was number one.

I felt like the sky had fallen.

Damn it, she was third in the first round and first in the second round. Couldn't they have postponed it a bit so she could sleep a little longer?

Ye Qingshuang returned listlessly after drawing her number. When the number was counted to twenty-one, Lin Chengtian went up to draw his number. After he finished, he saw that it was still number twenty-one.

When Lin Chengtian returned, Ling Yi asked, "What's your number?"

"twenty one."

Ye Qingshuang was somewhat surprised: "The number plates for the first round?"

Ling Yi: "It's quite a coincidence."

Lin Chengtian didn't know how to answer, so he simply remained silent.

Ling Yi's first round is the last game, so he will be the last one to draw today.

The previous forty-five people had already drawn their numbers, and there was only one number plate left in the box. With no other option, Ling Yi took it out directly, and a bold, large "1" immediately caught his eye.

Ling Yi: "..."

If the card is in someone else's hands, the teacher won't know who the opponent is before reading it, but if the card is in the hands of their own people.

After registering, Ling Yi originally wanted to go back, but the teacher's words, "You're the first one, you don't need to go back," made Ling Yi stay.

After everything was ready, the teacher announced: "Round 2, first game, Ye Qingshuang of Lingyang Kingdom versus Ling Yi of Lingyang Kingdom."

When Ye Qingshuang saw that Ling Yi had stayed on the stage and hadn't returned, she had a bad feeling. Hearing this, she stood up abruptly: "Damn it, even bad luck can't be this bad."

They only had three spots in total. They were lucky enough not to be eliminated by the Empire in the first round, but now they have to find one from within.

Is she facing off against Ling Yi?

Can you beat it?

During training before coming here, she had sparred with Ling Yi quite a bit, but she was no match for him at all.

Ye Qingshuang went on stage and tested her cultivation level along with Ling Yi.

After the test, the teacher shouted "Start the competition!" and then stepped aside.

Ye Qingshuang stared at Ling Yi with wide eyes: "Shall we fight?"

Ling Yi: "Do you want to fight?"

Ye Qingshuang shook her head vigorously: "I can't beat you in a fight, so I won't."

In this way, Ling Yi won't have to exert any effort, and will still be at full strength in the next round.

"Then let's not fight," Ling Yi said. "Just admit defeat."

Ye Qingshuang immediately turned to look at the teacher: "Teacher, I admit defeat."

Teacher: "..." He knew that some students would admit defeat when matched with their own teammates, but most of them would at least pretend to fight a couple of times. This was the first time he had seen someone admit defeat so readily without even pretending.

Although the teacher was speechless, he still had to speak: "Lingyang Guo Lingyi wins the first game of the second round."

After the teacher finished the announcement, the two of them left the stage together. Ye Qingshuang had a smile on her face, showing no sadness whatsoever, which made the others' mouths twitch.

The first game ended, and the matches began one after another.

Today's matches mostly featured empires versus smaller nations, with very few smaller nations facing off against each other.

In the twenty-first round, Lin Chengtian took to the stage and faced off against a player from a small country in the South China Sea region, winning easily.

The next two rounds also ended quickly. After 23 matches, the teacher announced the names of those who advanced to the second round.

After the teacher read out the names of those who advanced, some people summarized based on the names.

In the second round of the Dongyang Empire tournament, one player was eliminated in the six-to-five elimination round.

In the second round of the Nan Yuan Empire competition, two players were eliminated in the top five to top three round.

In the second round of the Western Flame Empire, two players were eliminated in the six-to-four elimination round.

In the second round of the Beiming Empire, two players were eliminated in the six-to-four elimination round.

The four great empires had a total of sixteen people advancing, while the remaining seven came from smaller countries. Among them, Lingyang had two, leaving only five spots for smaller countries.

The third round of matches will be held in three days.

After the second round of the competition ended, the group returned to their residence. However, no sooner had they arrived than someone came knocking on the gate.

Teacher Li opened the courtyard gate and saw Yan Wuxin, who was accompanied by a man.

Yan Wuxin looked at Teacher Li and said, "I've come to play with Ling Yi."

Without even asking if he was there, Teacher Li had no choice but to inform Ling Yi.

A short while later, Ling Yi arrived at the front yard. Upon seeing Yan Wuxin, she asked, "Teacher Li said you were looking for me. Is there something you need?"

"Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?" Yan Wuxin said, "I came to play with you."

Ling Yi: "We're not that close."

Yan Wuxin: "That's why we play together if we're not familiar with each other. We'll get to know each other as we play, won't we?"

Ling turned to go back, but Yan Wuxin stepped forward and stopped her: "So cold? Give me some face."

Ling Yi looked at her and said, "I have a competition in three days, I don't have time to play."

Yan Wuxin looked at Ling Yi: "Are you going to cultivate for the next three days?"

"I do not believe."

"That's your problem." Ling Yi said, then walked past Yan Wuxin and headed back.

"Miss Yan." When Ling Yi returned, Ye Qing Shuang came over and looked at Yan Wuxin: "Ling Yi is busy, why don't we play together?"

Yan Wuxin looked at Ye Qingshuang: "What do you like to play?"

Ye Qingshuang said, "To be honest, if Miss Yan hadn't come, I was planning to go to the gambling den."

Yan Wuxin raised an eyebrow: "What are you going to the gambling den for?"

Ye Qingshuang: "Go place a bet for Ling."